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Judge says Pulse lawsuit may be tossed out of federal court
Source: Associated Press
Judge says Pulse lawsuit may be tossed out of federal court
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — Mar 26, 2017, 3:05 PM ET
A judge says a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman's employer and wife may be tossed out of federal court.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra last week issued an order raising questions about whether federal court was the proper jurisdiction for the lawsuit. The judge gave the plaintiffs 10 days to file a revised lawsuit or he said he would dismiss the complaint.
Attorneys for the Pulse victims didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Sunday.
Almost five dozen victims and families of the deceased filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in South Florida against security firm G4S and the wife of Omar Mateen, claiming they could have stopped the gunman before the attack last June but didn't.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — Mar 26, 2017, 3:05 PM ET
A judge says a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman's employer and wife may be tossed out of federal court.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra last week issued an order raising questions about whether federal court was the proper jurisdiction for the lawsuit. The judge gave the plaintiffs 10 days to file a revised lawsuit or he said he would dismiss the complaint.
Attorneys for the Pulse victims didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Sunday.
Almost five dozen victims and families of the deceased filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in South Florida against security firm G4S and the wife of Omar Mateen, claiming they could have stopped the gunman before the attack last June but didn't.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-pulse-lawsuit-tossed-federal-court-46384206